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An old servant remembers a mysterious death at a country house in 1924
2006Steady paceMelancholic
What it is about
Grace Bradley is ninety-eight, and she was a housemaid at Riverton House in 1914. A young director asks her about a suicide at a summer party in 1924. As she recalls it, she tells a story she has kept secret.
Who will enjoy it
Readers who like Downton Abbey-style stories.
What you will get
Kate Morton’s debut novel.
The House at Riverton Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Historical Fiction · Upstairs downstairs · Secrets · 1920s
Length
486 pages · ≈ 14 h
More about this book
Characters
Grace Bradley and the Hartford sisters.
Setting
An English country house between 1914 and 1924.
What makes it different
A debut that moves between old age and the past.
Feel
Atmospheric and wistful.
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